October 14, 2023

Designing Context for the Trump Mug Shot

Donald Trump’s mug shot is a political Rorschach test. Does it depict the scowl of a criminal, finally humbled after decades of egregious wrongdoing? Or does it show the steeled glare of an innocent man, unfairly targeted by a corrupt, partisan justice system? Regardless of how you or I feel about it, both pro-Trump and… Continue reading

Categories: Culture, Information Architecture, United States
September 23, 2023

Movies I Saw at TIFF 2023

The Hollywood strike may have prevented this year’s Toronto International Film Festival from being as lively as prior years, but that didn’t hold me back. This year I saw 11 films at the festival. I even liked most of them! Here are all of the films that I saw at TIFF 2023, in the order… Continue reading

Categories: Canada, Movies

Tags: TIFF
September 6, 2023

Movies I Saw in August 2023

Talking dogs, racing cars, and fighting planes. This month I saw three movies in theaters. In general, I think they were better than last month’s movies. Continue reading

Categories: Movies
August 4, 2023

Movies I Saw In July 2023

Ever since I started the Cineplex monthly membership program, I’ve been seeing a lot more movies at the theater. Sometimes that backfires on me (as it did when I saw Oppenheimer with a blurry screen) but most other times, I feel like it enhances the experience. Packed, opening night showings are usually more fun than… Continue reading

Categories: Movies
July 2, 2023

Linking is Not Stealing

Imagine if every time you asked a librarian for help finding a book, the library would be forced to pay money to that book’s publisher. A rational observer of this behavior might suggest that the librarian has already done a service to that book’s publisher by handing them a new reader. A rational observer might… Continue reading

Categories: Canada, Culture, Information Architecture